MODULE 1-A

Diabetes Treatment: Then and Now
OBJECTIVES:
  • Review prevalence and incidence of diabetes type 2.
  • Review  the previous efforts and current evidences on the remission and reversal of diabetes type 2.
  • Review the evidences on intensive therapeutic lifestyle intervention for diabetes type 2 treatment.
  • Understand the importance of appropriate dosing for lifestyle medicine intervention for diabetes type 2.
  • Identify factors impacting adherence to lifestyle interventions.
MODULE TASK
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Download the articles cited in Module 1A. Review the articles and create your reflective journal  with the title "Diabetes Treatment: Then and Now."

Note: Use APA 7th edition format (2500-3000 words including references). The task needs thorough review of evidences and not merely writing an essay just to comply with the course requirements. You may always take your time.

VIRTUAL DISCUSSION
What particular topic you are most interested about in this module? Make a brief discussion on why do you think that topic is important in this subject (use the comment section below). Pick one of comments posted that you are interested about and make a brief discussion on your thoughts about his/her inputs.
1. Association of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention With Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
2. Excessive caloric intake acutely causes oxidative stress, GLUT4 carbonylation, and insulin resistance in healthy men
3. Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review of the Evidence
4. Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review
5. Very Low-Calorie Diet and 6 Months of Weight Stability in Type 2 Diabetes: Pathophysiological Changes in Responders and Non-responders
6. Reversal of type 2 diabetes: normalization of beta cell function in association with decreased pancreas and liver triacylglycerol
7. Research: Educational and Psychological Issues Acceptability of a very-low-energy diet in Type 2 diabetes: patient experiences and behaviour regulation

advance to module 1-b

VIRTUAL DISCUSSION